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Table 6 Proportion of major and minor errors made by participants in reporting each of the ten slides in the panel (n = 72)

From: Performance evaluation of laboratory professionals on malaria microscopy in Hawassa Town, Southern Ethiopia

I Positive slides

 

Correct (%)

Major error (%)

Minor error (%)

Slide #

 

Detection error (%)

Identification error of P. f#(%)

Total (%)

Identification error of (mixed and P. v*) (%)

1

15(20.8)

48(66.7)

9(12.5)

57(79.2)

-

2

63(87.5)

2(2.8)

7(9.7)

9(12.5)

-

3

32(44.4)

-

-

-

40(55.6)

4

35(48.6)

-

-

-

37(51.4)

5

64(88)

1(1.4)

-

1(1.4)

7(9.7)

6

44(61.1)

25(34.3)

-

25(34.3)

3(4.2)

II Negative slides

Slide #

Correct (%)

Detection error (%)

ID $ error

Total (%)

Minor error

7

71(98.6)

1(1.4)

-

1(1.4)

-

8

70(97.2)

2(2.8)

-

2(2.8)

-

9

69(95.8)

3(4.2)

-

3(4.2)

-

10

68(94.4)

4(5.6)

-

4(5.6)

-

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